by Sue Mauger | Jul 10, 2019 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
Climate Crisis Sends Stream Temperatures Off the Charts As Alaskans suffer through the smoke, haze and danger of a record-breaking heat wave, Alaska’s salmon are suffering too. On July 7th, stream temperatures topped 81.7 F (27.6 C) in the Deshka River, a major salmon...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jul 10, 2019 | Press Releases, Salmon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 10, 2019 HEAT WAVE HITS COOK INLET SALMON STREAMSClimate Crisis Sends Stream Temperatures Off the Charts (PDF Version Here) HOMER, AK— As Alaskans suffer through the smoke, haze and danger of a record-breaking heat wave, Alaska’s salmon are...
by Cook Inletkeeper | May 22, 2019 | Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
Cook Inletkeeper today called-out the Dunleavy Administration for weakening a key Clean Water Act permit that will allow the oil and gas industry to increase toxic dumping in prime salmon, halibut, and beluga whale habitat. The proposed permit covers oil and gas...
by Cook Inletkeeper | May 14, 2019 | Bears, Clean Water, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Pebble Mine, Salmon
New study shows bear viewing industry supports nearly 500 jobs and more than $34 million in sales annually See Report Summary here & Full Report here. We’re getting tired talking about what a stupid idea it is to put a giant, toxic hole in the headwaters of the...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Apr 26, 2019 | Clean Water, Pebble Mine, Salmon
UPDATE: February 2020. The Alaska Miners Association failed to secure passage of legislation to prevent Alaskans from protecting our most important water resources last session. So, what’s a well-heeled mining trade group with a fancy lobbyist to do? Keep...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Apr 9, 2019 | Civics, Clean Water, Healthy Habitat, Pebble Mine, Salmon
Court Dismisses Pebble’s Bogus Effort to Silence Fishermen Dunleavy Administration Wastes State Money on Frivolous Lawsuit In April we wrote about Pebble’s ham-fisted attempts to silence Bristol Bay fishermen with a frivolous lawsuit (see below). Today,...
